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Former General Secretary of the Convention People s Party (CPP), James Kwabena Bomfeh says Ghanaians should pat themselves on the back for exposing the offensive textbooks that have dominated discussions on the air waves.
A barrage of criticisms have been hurled against the publishers of the textbooks, Badu Nkansah Limited and Golden Publications for publishing textbooks which disparage Ewes and Ghana s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
Despite Badu Nkansah Ltd. apologizing for their offensive description of Ewes in the publication saying
“we sincerely regret this which won’t happen again”, there are further incessant calls on the publishers of the juju-loving Ewe textbook to render a proper apology to the Chiefs and people of the Volta Region.
Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt has taken the explanations given by the publisher of the controversial History textbooks with a pinch of salt.
A Ghanaian local publishing house, Badu Nkansah Limited, publisher of the controversial textbooks says the books were leaked and that they intended not for them to be on the market yet since it has not fully met the assessment criteria of the National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA).
The books comprise History of Ghana for Basic 6 by Golden Publications which carries distasteful information about Ghana s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP, History of Ghana Textbook 3 by Badu Nkansah Publications which features “A song that shows the Ewes identity” and Golden English Basic 4 by Golden Publications which displays “Efo agress to prepare juju for the players” on page 17.
Cheif Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea has called for heads to roll in the offensive history textbooks brouhaha.
Publishers, Badu Nkansah and Golden Publications have recently come under intense criticisms over their publication of two textbooks titled History of Ghana and Golden English respectively.
The textbooks have offensive contents which seek to denigrate Ewes in the country.
Due to the offensive characterization of the Ewe ethnic group in the books, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has directed that all unapproved textbooks being sold on the market be withdrawn with immediate effect.
Parents and guardians in Ghana have started reviewing the learning materials they buy for their wards following the recent outcry about the content of some textbooks.
People of the Ewe ethnic group condemned the renowned publisher, Badu Nkansah when they found what they believed as bigoted content in some of his books in effect, the publisher has called back all the pieces of books in issue.
Murtala Kpambe, a journalist in Ghana, has also raised concerns about the content of a textbook to be used by Primary 2 pupils. The book titled, âEssential Our World, Our Peopleâ has pictures of Islamâs Holy Prophet Mohammed and gave other details about him.